Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Robert Santelli

Springsteen - Magic

Advantages: Top quality
Disadvantages: None

I can't believe no one has written a review for this yet! Where to start? Well, Bruce has continued on from The Rising with another stonking album with the E Street Band. The album opener, Radio Nowhere is destined to become a Bruce anthem up there alongside Born To Run, Badlands and Tenth Ave Freeze Out. Moving on from this we get You'll Be Coming Down, a good solid track & Living In the Future, a politically inspired track but very good listening. Slows down again for Your Own Worst Enemy before the haunting harmonica of Gypsy Biker. Girls in Their Summer Clothes, a good fun tune. I'll work for your love is then followed by the title track Magic. Good track but not in my opinion the best on the album. The last four tracks Last to Die, Long Walk Home, Devil's Arcade & Terry's song can never go down in my book as classics, but all stand ...

stumpmaster 15.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Magic - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band

The E Street Shuffle

Advantages: Early sprinsteen
Disadvantages: Only 7 tracks

Originally released in early september 1973 this was Bruce Springsteens follow up to his debut album Greeting's From Asbury Park, NJ. It shows the tallent that the E street do have, with Bruce playing - maracas, vocals, bass, guitar, harmonica, mandolin Clarence 'Nick' Clemons playing - saxophone, vocals Garry W. Tallent on - horn, background vocals, bass, tuba David L. Sancious playing - keyboards, electric piano, saxophone, clavinet, organ, piano Albee Tellone - saxophone (baritone) Richard Blackwell - conga, percussion Danny Federici - accordion, keyboards, vocals, organ, piano Vini Lopez - cornet, drums, vocals It all come together to make a great Springsteen record, moving from the folk-rock sound of his debut, to more of a jazz rock sound. With the sound of the album as a whole, you can here the poetic genious ...

timone6 30.01.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Wild The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle, The - Bruce Springsteen

Blinded by the Light.

Advantages: doesnt sound like the boss
Disadvantages: a bit dated now

The casual observer may think that they know what Bruce Springsteen is all about. A big sound, a big band, epic flag waving Americana songs...rock opera. To a degree they would be right, there is a whole body of his work that fits just that description, but either side of those classic "The Boss" albums, The River, Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town, lay some more subtle and interesting work. Greetings From Asbury Park is a collection of small town stories, basically a Springsteen solo album before the E-Street band came into their own. Boardwalk romeos, back alley gangsters and small town heroes all come and go through out the album as does the constant theme of running away to something better. This debut was the creation of a man who was being touted as the new Dylan, and the similarities are very obvious, the songs ...

steerpyke 29.06.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Greetings From Asbury Park NJ - Bruce Springsteen